10.3203/IWF/E-2108Heunemann, DieterHeinz, H. J.!ko-Buschmänner (Südafrika, Kalahari) - Herstellen von Perlen aus StraußeneierschalenIWF (Göttingen)1975qnoEthnologyBohren, BohrerPerlen, PerlenherstellungSchmuck / HerstellenStraußenei!ko-Buschmännerdrilling, drillbeads, beads makingjewellery / productionostrich egg!ko BushmenEine Frau durchbohrt kleine Straußeneierschalenstücke und reiht sie auf Sehnen auf. Dann schlägt sie die Kanten rund, ölt sie und reibt sie mit einem rauhen Stein gleichmäßig glatt und rund.A woman breaks up an ostrich eggshell into small 1 sq cm pieces and then, with an awl, she drills through each a small hole. All the fragments are now strung on a strong piece of thread made of sinew. Holding each raw bead individually between her fingers she chips it until it is approximately round, working with a horn of harebeest (hammer) on a stone (anvil). Having completed all the chips, she oils them and then holds them tightly strung over a flat surface. She grinds them evently round with a piece of calcrete out of which a half-round groove has been gouged. The result is a string of equal sized and smooth beads.